LHS competes in world robotics
The Luverne High School robotics team earned a Judges Choice Award at last week’s FIRST Robotic Competition World.
Sled hockey comes to Blue Mound Ice Arena
The Siouxland Sled Hockey Association brought on-ice practice to the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne for the first time April 7 in honor of their newest member.
For the love of running: Locals excel in marathons
Blake Ziegler, a 2014 Luverne High School grad, ran the prestigious Boston Marathon on April 15, finishing in 2:43:47.
4-Her's try to pick up where volunteer George Bonnema left off
Members of the Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club spent time Thursday night, April 18, raking leaves, picking up branches and remembering community volunteer George Bonnema.
Locals travel to path of totality to view 2024 eclipse
The highly anticipated 2024 total eclipse of the sun occurred Monday, April 8, across North America, and several groups of Rock County residents traveled to experience the once-in-a-lifetime ev
Students perform 'Legally Blonde The Musical'
When the LHS production of “Legally Blonde, the Musical” opens next week for six evening performances, audiences will be surprised at what they see.
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- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020Three things drew Carol Ceynowa to direct her 25th play, “The Game’s Afoot,” and her ninth production with the Green Earth Players in Luverne. First of all, the cast needed to be small. “The Game’s Afoot” has eight characters. Secondly, the script had to be well written.“The Game’s Afoot” play is authored by Ken Ludwig, who also wrote the comic play, “Moon Over Buffalo,” specifically for Carol…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020The local library is encouraging patrons to go outside. Recently the Rock County Library added a telescope to its checkout items, thanks to the support of the local Friends of the Library group. “It’s a great opportunity for youth and adults in our community to have free access to a telescope, as it normally isn’t something most people are able to purchase on their own,” said Kristi Groth, a…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020A 1-2 performance at the 2020 Minnesota State Mock Trial State Tournament March 5-6 put Luverne High School in 10th place among the 16 teams in the contest. It was similar to last year’s season when LHS placed 11th in 2018, the first year of the expanded 16-team format. “Mock trial is a one-class tournament, so we face schools of all sizes,” said third-year LHS coach Jason Berghorst. “The kids…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 10, 2020The dining room tables at Generations in Luverne were covered with brightly colored puzzle pieces Saturday for the Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament that involved 19 teams. Thirteen-year-old Mazzi Moore and her mom, Lexi, of Hills took first place in the 300-piece division of the afternoon session. They had their image of an Easter egg collage put together in 30 minutes — long before competitors had edge…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 10, 2020Community leaders will host the annual LIFT Gala and Community Report Friday, March 20, in Grand Prairie Events, Luverne, with a 5 p.m. social hour, 6 p.m. program and 7 p.m. dinner LIFT — Luverne Initiatives For Tomorrow — was established in 2010 as a collaboration of public and private sectors brainstorming about how to improve the Luverne community. The annual meetings are a chance to…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 10, 2020The first settlers to Rock County saw nothing but prairie grass and a few tree-lined rivers and streams when they arrived in the early to mid-1800s. The Blue Mounds and surrounding Sioux quartzite outcroppings were the most notable geographic characterization, so when the county formally organized in 1870 it made sense to name it Rock County. This information might come in handy at the first Rock…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 10, 2020Minnesota is home to over 44,000 snowbirds, people who call this state home but live elsewhere for part of the year, and the State Demographic Center is hoping they’re counted as Minnesotans for the 2020 Census. To raise awareness, March 13 is Text Our Snowbirds Day, and the local Complete Count Committee is asking Rock County residents to help out. “Our goal is to make sure we count each and…
- March 10, 2020The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Board of Directors focused considerable discussion Monday on grain quality concerns and related farm safety measures. “It’s always hard to store higher moisture grain. Combine this with low-test weight, and we are having a perfect storm of grain quality issues in our bins,” said Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) President Kevin Paap. “Our state…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 10, 2020Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon applauded the 21-percent statewide voter turnout in the 2020 presidential nomination primary. “We hadn’t held a binding primary like this since 1956, and so there was no real way to predict how voters would turn out,” he said, adding that 885,000 primary voters represent a 177-percent increase compared to 2016 caucuses. “I am thrilled that Minnesotans…
- March 10, 2020Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15. “Through this CRP Grasslands signup, farmers and ranchers can protect grasslands, rangelands and pastures, while maintaining the land as working grazing lands,” said State Executive Director Joe Martin. “The program emphasizes support…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020The first competition of the Luverne High School robotics team yielded a rookie team award and plenty of experience, according to coach Aaron Perkins. Perkins, 17 students and three adult chaperones traveled to the Great Northern Regional 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition Feb. 26-29 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The team named the “Mighty Morphing Banana Slugs” was one of 60 teams competing at the…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020Next week Hills-Beaver Creek High School choral students will sing on stage with multi-platinum-selling rock group Foreigner. They will join band members on stage to sing the chorus to their No. 1 hit “I Want to Know What Love Is.” “They were so excited,” said director Amy Comp. “Foreigner is a cool band that they listen to, and they wanted the opportunity to sing on stage with them.” The H-BC…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization’s first Walk-a-thon raised more than $6,300 for various education activities. The kindergarten through fifth-grade students walked 346,698 steps around the elementary gymnasium on Feb. 21. Students collected pledges from Feb. 12-20 and earned points to be used at the school’s Patriot Pride Store. The online pledges were accepted through…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020The Luverne High School speech team traveled to Montevideo Saturday, March 7, for the Thunder Hawk Speech Invitational. The Cardinals brought home a third-place trophy. There were 13 schools and 108 competitors at the event. Several LHS speech team members earned individual awards at the invitational as follows: •Creative expression: Meagan Hansen, fourth. •Drama: Zoe Perkins, red ribbon. •Duo…
- March 10, 2020Seven Hills-Beaver Creek music students participated in the Celebration of Music Festival March 4 in Brandon, South Dakota. Students Bailey Spykerboer (playing flute) and Mazzi Moore (clarinet) were chosen for the seventh- and eighth-grade band. Rebecca Swenson, Sylvia Fick, Madison Gaugler, Jaci Stubbe and Ashton Taubert were selected for the grades seven and eight choir. Bob Goheen, former…
- March 10, 2020Local music fans were treated to a surprise concert Sunday evening by the University of Sioux Falls wind ensemble, which performed at the Carnegie Cultural Center in Luverne as part of a weekend tour. “They asked us if they could do a concert, and we didn’t have much notice to publicize it,” said Janine Papik of Luverne Street Music, which leases the Carnegie building. “But it was just beautiful…
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